Every so often, a new technology completely changes the medical practice. It's impossible to imagine an internist without a stethoscope, or an orthopedist without an X-ray machine. In 1971, two ...

If your doctor suspects you have one of several diseases, they may want to perform an “enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay” test. This is more commonly known as an ELISA test, and it can help to confirm ...

The cyclooxygenase (COX) reaction can be monitored by measurement of oxygen consumption, peroxidase co-substrate oxidation or prostaglandin (PG) detection. This protocol describes a procedure ...

Scientists say they have developed a new computational method to reduce variability in common research biomarker tests. They see their techniques as a promising step in improving the ability of ...